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Best Colleges for Animal Sciences, by Earnings

92 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Animal Sciences, about 7,246 degrees a year. Across the 74 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $49,646 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	University of Georgia	GA	$61,176	97	37.7%
2	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$59,543	28	59.7%
3	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$57,605	35	45.2%
4	Texas A&M University	TX	$57,324	339	57.4%
5	University of Maryland	MD	$56,248	71	44.8%
6	University of Arkansas	AR	$56,136	77	74.3%
7	Texas Tech University	TX	$55,753	214	72.7%
8	Stephen F Austin State University	TX	$54,984	3	94%
9	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	CA	$54,805	159	31.3%
10	Michigan State University	MI	$54,751	140	84.8%
11	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$54,509	71	58.1%
12	Purdue University	IN	$54,089	132	49.9%
13	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	$53,971	221	75%
14	Colorado State University	CO	$53,934	91	88.5%
15	University of Kentucky	KY	$53,918	48	92.9%
16	South Dakota State University	SD	$53,784	101	98.3%
17	California State University-Fresno	CA	$53,579	107	95.3%
18	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	WI	$53,530	37	89.4%
19	Northwest Missouri State University	MO	$53,418	17	86.1%
20	North Carolina State University	NC	$53,226	233	41.7%
21	Auburn University	AL	$53,117	103	45.9%
22	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	CA	$53,017	149	75.2%
23	Cornell University	NY	$52,967	81	8.8%
24	Mississippi State University	MS	$52,755	95	77.6%
25	West Virginia University	WV	$52,548	98	89%
26	Iowa State University	IA	$51,644	235	88.7%
27	University of Minnesota	MN	$51,271	91	79.8%
28	Texas State University	TX	$51,157	85	89.3%
29	North Dakota State University-Main Campus	ND	$50,975	45	95%
30	Kansas State University	KS	$50,941	211	81.7%
31	University of Maine	ME	$50,825	39	96.6%
32	Ohio State University	OH	$50,769	130	60.6%
33	SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill	NY	$50,491	86	84%
34	University of Rhode Island	RI	$50,203	62	72.2%
35	University of Delaware	DE	$49,999	28	70.6%
36	Pennsylvania State University	PA	$49,772	72	60.6%
37	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$49,656	103	41.6%
38	Sam Houston State University	TX	$49,636	103	90.3%
39	Delaware Valley University	PA	$49,225	73	93.2%
40	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	$49,193	81	87.5%
41	University of Wyoming	WY	$49,092	51	96.9%
42	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	WI	$48,680	178	81.7%
43	California State University-Chico	CA	$48,474	98	92.7%
44	University of Vermont	VT	$48,468	88	65.3%
45	University of California-Davis	CA	$48,441	304	41.8%
46	North Carolina A & T State University	NC	$48,155	59	49.9%
47	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$48,026	143	42.4%
48	University of Missouri	MO	$47,983	98	78.5%
49	Clemson University	SC	$47,853	109	38.3%
50	University of Florida	FL	$47,724	130	24.2%
51	University of Connecticut	CT	$47,577	80	52.4%
52	Virginia Tech	VA	$47,224	162	54.8%
53	The University of Findlay	OH	$46,977	42	83.4%
54	Montana State University	MT	$46,313	49	82.1%
55	Oregon State University	OR	$45,959	84	77.3%
56	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	OR	$45,959	3	63.1%
57	Angelo State University	TX	$45,758	34	83%
58	University of Arizona	AZ	$45,548	24	86.1%
59	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	TX	$44,214	49	90.9%
60	Louisiana State University	LA	$43,797	86	73.3%
61	Tarleton State University	TX	$43,185	142	89.6%
62	University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	$42,671	26	86.6%
63	College of the Ozarks	MO	$42,296	17	12%
64	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	$41,965	38	69.1%
65	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	IL	$41,932	29	86.9%
66	Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	$41,658	26	90.5%
67	Washington State University	WA	$41,634	104	86.6%
68	East Texas A&M University	TX	$41,105	37	92.2%
69	University of Idaho	ID	$40,935	56	75.5%
70	Tuskegee University	AL	$39,949	62	48.7%
71	Utah State University	UT	$39,041	71	92.5%
72	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	PR	$37,629	99	56.5%
73	New Mexico State University-Main Campus	NM	$36,858	77	89%
74	Louisiana Tech University	LA	$36,769	42	86.4%

18 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has the highest-paid Animal Sciences graduates?

University of Georgia ($61,176), University of Massachusetts-Amherst ($59,543), University of Wisconsin-Madison ($57,605), Texas A&M University ($57,324), University of Maryland ($56,248) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do Animal Sciences majors make?

The median across 74 colleges is $49,646 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $36,769 to $61,176.

Which colleges have the biggest Animal Sciences programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Texas A&M University (339), University of California-Davis (304), Iowa State University (235), North Carolina State University (233), Oklahoma State University-Main Campus (221).

Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?

Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "Animal Sciences". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.